Oct. 31, 2013
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Miami faces Florida State in Week 10. / USA TODAY Sports

by USA TODAY Sports, USA TODAY

by USA TODAY Sports, USA TODAY

It's Halloween, and the college football schedule has given us a trick and just one significant treat.

Four of the top seven teams are taking the weekend off, creating a pause in major developments in the national title race.

The game of impact will be in Tallahassee when No. 3 Florida State hosts No. 6 Miami (Fla.).

It's a long overdue game of significance between the heated rivals as 10 years have passed since the schools met as unbeatens outside of an opener. The winner gets a boost as it queues up behind Alabama and Oregon. The loser still can get revenge in the ACC title game.

Elsewhere, No. 12 Oklahoma State visits No. 15 Texas Tech. Already with one loss in the conference, neither team can afford another misstep in the Big 12 title chase.

In the other matchup of ranked opponents, No. 21 Michigan heads to No. 24 Michigan State. Besides bragging rights, the Wolverines and Spartans are also fighting for supremacy in the Leaders division of the Big Ten with the latter already 4-0 in conference play.